[Developers] any programmatic way to query for sandbox reloading status?

[Ed Laurent]

How about modeling the data refresh in a "Sandbox refresh" type with
anticipated start and end times that are modified an hour or two
before the refresh occurs (if more than an hour or two different).
This might allow developers to automate a download to their computers
and upload back to sandbox.

-Ed

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 2:54 PM, brendan<brendan at metaweb.com> wrote:
> There is no api call to determine this. The data refresh on sandbox is
> initiated by a staff member on Monday afternoon (almost always, and
> never earlier).  At minimum, we should send an email to this list
> announcing that a refresh is imminent and then when it's complete.
> Would that be adaquate?
>
> Brendan
>
> On Jul 17, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Raymond Yee wrote:
>
>> Now that freebase-python 1.0 makes it easier to easier to save and
>> copy
>> types and objects around
>> (http://blog.freebase.com/2009/07/10/freebase-python-1-0/ ), I'm
>> thinking of automating the process of saving my sandbox work and
>> reloading it every week.  Is there an API call (or series of API
>> calls)
>> I can make to determine 1) whether the sandbox is in the process of
>> being reloaded and 2) when that reloading is done?  Also some
>> information that indicates an estimate of when the next reload will
>> start and when it will end would be helpful for automating saving my
>> work between sandbox refreshes.
>>
>> -Raymond
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